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ODSG INAUGURATES COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL PROGRAM, PROJECT 10MILLION

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Bisi Lawani
October 18, 2024

Ondo State Government has inaugurated a 30-man committee for Federal Government initiated programme "Project 10Million for screening of 10million Nigerians for Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) such as Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus.

While inaugurating the committee, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Awolowo Ajaka noted Non Communicable Diseases such Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension contributes 27 percent to the mortality rate in the Country which many have been ignorant of and the reason why many of the Citizens die suddenly while some come up with complications such as stroke and renal failure.

He explained that the programme is to screen at random 10 million Nigerians and 300,000 citizens in Ondo state
Speaking on the committee, he said "we have to put in place a committee that will plan, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the project and write report. That is where all of you comes in."
"We are expected to align with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and key Stakeholders, including Development Partners, to secure endorsement and resources and also identify and secure central locations in the communities to make sure it is accessible and have space for health stations and education".

The Chairman of the committee, Permanent Secretary of Ondo State Ministry of Health, Dr Adeniran Ikuomola lauded the effort of the Federal Government while emphasising that the project would go a long way to help the people to know their numbers and also learn how to control it.

The committee comprises all Permanent Secretary in the Health Sector; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education; Executive Secretary, Ondo State Drug and Health Commodities Management Agency; Directors in the Health sector; Chief Medical Directors; Provost of College of Health Technology, Associations such as Nigerian Union of Journalists, Nigerian Medical Association, National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, and Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists amongst others.